Robert Brokamp

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing · Insurance-palooza! All You Need to Know to Protect Your Income and Wealth · 1 Aug 2026 podcast

This week on the Saturday Personal Finance Edition of The Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing Podcast. matched

I'm Robert Brokamp, and it's the first Saturday of the month, which means it's time for the next installment of our 2026 Financial Planning Challenge, which we're calling A Year Well Planned. matched

We spent most of this year discussing how to accumulate and manage your wealth. matched

This month, we're going to talk about how to protect it. matched

Yes, we're going to talk about insurance. matched

And yes, we know it's among the least exciting topics in all of personal finance, but it can also be among the most important. matched

I promise that if you stick with us for this episode, you will learn a thing or two about insurance that you didn't know beforehand. matched

And here to help me talk through this safety net audit is certified financial planner and chartered financial analyst, Amanda Kish. matched

So let's start off with health insurance. matched

And while I think folks might consider it the most important type of insurance, it's actually the one we'll probably talk the least about today since most people get it through their employer or maybe the government via Medicare. matched

And you generally can't make any changes to it except during certain times of the year like open enrollment. matched

And that's generally not in August. matched

That said, we do want to plant some seeds for folks to think about the next time they have to make a decision about their health insurance. matched

So Amanda, what should people be thinking about? matched

Those are excellent points about the HSA. matched

And I'll add that it can also be used to pay for Medicare premiums, not Medigap insurance premiums, but the main Medicare premiums. matched

And withdrawals can also be used to pay for long-term care and long-term care insurance premiums. matched

So it's a very powerful retirement account. matched

All right, let's move on to life insurance. matched

And this is meant to replace the income that is lost when a breadwinner passes away. matched

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